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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $13,500.
Are those rivets on the side? bolts?
“Restored 1953 cj3b… 1300 miles…parade ready… camo paint… new top… runs excellent…
original drive train… hurricane engine… [74 hp]…
show and shine or drive to the ice cream store….
power steering added…. very easy to drive…
converted to 12 volt…
Very nice ’53 Willys jeep…. no disappointments….
$13,500…. obo”
It needs work.
“Great restoration opportunity 1946 CJ-2 Jeep runs but motor needs much worth. Brakes have been completely rebuilt including over 1400 dollars in parts. Clear title could be made street legal. Please only serious inquiries only no trades.”
http://greenbay.craigslist.org/cto/4412100352.html
UPDATE: Price dropped to $2500.
(04/01/2014) The body has been modified in a few spots. It might make a good run-about as is.
“1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2A in good condition, runs and drives well. please email for more information.”
http://burlington.craigslist.org/cto/4388254499.html
UPDATE: Pics provided. Still Available
(03/12/2014) Runs and drives.
“good condition for yr. runs, stops , have bows, top, data plate 716 681 9667”
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/4369639741.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1000.
Parts jeep.
“Original 1950 Willys Jeep MC (same as M38). Drivetrain intact except engine head missing.
4X4. Not running. Good candidate for restoration, mudder, trail/hunter.
Presently on trailer. Will offload or deliver locally (negotiable). Will consider all trades.
Last tagged in Texas in 1969. No title. Prefer texting.”
No pics provided.
“1946 Flat Fender CJ-2 Jeep. Asking $2250 or best reasonable offer.”
http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/4409236128.html
UPDATE: Still Available
(03/31/2014) Nice rear PTO on the back.
“My Dad bought this Jeep in Colorado in 1947. It has been totally restored to near original condition. Original 4 cyl. flathead engine has been overhauled. Approx 45,000 original miles. Body has been totally (removed from frame) restored and painted. No Rust! No Bondo! Factory installed governor. PTO with belt pulley attachment. Bed and floorboards have been coated with “Rhino-liner” type rubber coating. Frame and underbody have been coated with rust inhibiting paint. Seats reupholstered, no top. Original title and owners manual in hand.”
http://eastco.craigslist.org/cto/4399723645.html
<– Day 17 – Apr. 5th: Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor | OVERVIEW | Day 19 – Apr. 7th: From McDonald’s to Ruby’s –>
Our wigwam for the evening . . .
We began the morning driving the I-10 to the El Capitan theatre (owned by Disney) at the heart of Hollywood. It wasn’t all clear to me how this would play out, but somehow we were going to hear Rob Richards play on one of the last five remaining “Fox Specials”, of which Farny Wurlitzer, a relative of mine, once said were his masterpieces.
Today we travelled from Ontario to Hollywood, then back out to San Bernardino.
Not enough smog in LA to block out the Hollywood sign on Sunday!
Rob was kind enough to email me back in December to tell me he’d welcome our presence at the theatre so we could meet and he could play for us. How could I pass that up? So we agreed to meet on Sunday for a 12:40pm show. I didn’t quite understand it at the time, but Rob would play music on the organ as people streamed into the theatre prior to the movie (which today was the Muppets).
At the agreed upon time, Rob whisked us inside (comped tickets no less — how do these things happen to me?) and began playing for just Ann and I. He bounced between various disney songs as the pipes and bells and whistles bellowed from the right and left of the front row.
Blurry, but you get the point. We have the theatre to ourselves for a short time. We even scored some free popcorn and a drink!
Colin shared these photos of Jim’s restoration. Looks great!
Colin writes, “Here are a few of photos of Jim Sullivan’s 1961 DJ3A Dispatcher. The restoration on this little Jeep is fresh, like a month old now! I will include a couple of photos of it when Jim bought it from Bob Tomson about 5 years ago and then a few that I took yesterday morning in front of an Ice Cream shoppe and antique store in Glendale AZ.
The engine and transmission were both rebuilt, all new wiring, upgraded upholstery, floor mats, carpet in the rear compartment, and a 1950s Willys Jeepster/station wagon steering wheel were added. It has 15 inch powder coated wheels, but small VW size tires. The paint is 1959 Ford truck blue, which is the same as Pepsi Cola blue. It has the stock small hubcaps with the raised “W” in the middle.
It has what appears to all of us familiar with it, a reinforcing metal channel on top of the hood, right down over the center seam , which looks like it might have been a factory approved or even a factory installed item (See last photo). It looks too good to be an aftermarket or homemade deal. There weren’t any modifications showing to the underside of the hood and it appears to have been spot welded to the hood. A professional looking addition, regardless of how it came to be there.”
Pics of Jim’s DJ-3A before the restoration:
After restoration (Note Colin’s Surrey in the background):
<– Day 16 – Apr. 4th: The Borrego Springs Jeep | OVERVIEW | Day 18 – Apr. 6th: Wurlitzer to Wigwam –>
We didn’t do a lot today. I got caught up on emails and ewillys, worked out (trying to do a better job of that this trip), and relaxed. We also slept. A lot.
Oh yeah, we also ate some ice cream, too. At a Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor no less (Ed Note, as of Dec 2020, the site is no longer live).
When Ann and I were kids Farrell’s was the place to go for birthday parties (Me in Renton, She in Pasco). Farrell’s was loud, crazy and sugarlicious. Then in the mid-1980s Farrell’s closed quickly. The reasons for the closures are hinted at in this history of Farrells: http://www.farrellsusa.com/history-of-fun.php
So, when Ann found a brochure for Farrell’s in the lobby of our hotel, she got very excited. After unsuccessfully trying to convince me that we should have Farrell’s ice cream for breakfast, we agreed to go yesterday afternoon. Even better, it was located on old Route 66 (not that there’s anything left over from the original Route 66).
Picture on the wall outside of Farrells in Rancho Cucamonga
Though the wait was long, we enjoyed ourselves. The place still captured the spirit and look of the original Farrell’s. There is still the famous Zoo on the menu (feeds hordes of children). The sounds of birthday songs and drum banging reverberated throughout the restaurant. The ice cream was better than dairy queen, but certainly no Zingers. But, that’s okay. It’s all about the fun and about recapturing good memories from bygone youthful days.
A very happy wife. This was the first ice cream of the trip. No more until we hit Zingers in Oregon.
Sunday we get to hear a Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and receive a short, behind the scenes tour of it.
<– Day 16 – Apr. 4th: The Borrego Springs Jeep | OVERVIEW | Day 18 – Apr. 6th: Wurlitzer to Wigwam –>